'I thought it was free!' UMass students react to Spring Concert ticket prices and lesser-known musicians

Matthew Harrison/Daily CollegianB.o.B. performs at a UMass concert in 2010. He will return for Spring Concert 2011.

Last month, the bands for the annual University of Massachusetts Spring Concert were announced. Along with the show's lineup (Pretty Lights, B.o.B., 3Oh!3) came the news that tickets would be $10 for UMass students, $25 for Five College students and $40 for general admission.

In previous years, the show brought in slightly bigger names such as Ludacris and Lupe Fiasco. The shows were also free to UMass students.

"I personally really have no interest to see any of them," said one student to the Daily Collegian. "I like 3Oh!3 and I like that one song by B.o.B. but that's pretty much it."

"I'm a senior and the past three years, it's been free," he continued. "So I wouldn't want to pay $10 to see some musicians I really [don't] care for."